Ken MacKenzie (baseball)
Ken MacKenzie | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Gore Bay, Ontario, Canada | March 10, 1934|
Died: December 14, 2023 Guilford, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 89)|
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
May 2, 1960, for the Milwaukee Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 4, 1965, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 8–10 |
Earned run average | 4.80 |
Strikeouts | 142 |
Teams | |
Kenneth Purvis MacKenzie (March 10, 1934 – December 14, 2023) was a Canadian relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played with the Milwaukee Braves (1960–61), New York Mets (1962–63), St. Louis Cardinals (1963), San Francisco Giants (1964), and Houston Astros (1965).
Early life
A member of Yale's Class of 1956,
Career
MacKenzie signed with the Braves in 1956 and began working his way through the club's
MacKenzie bounced from the Cardinals to the Giants to the Astros through the 1965 campaign, spending time in Triple-A in the process.[3]
All told, he won eight of 18 decisions in 129 games pitched (all but one as a reliever), with five career saves. In 2081⁄3
Post-MLB career
MacKenzie coached baseball and ice hockey at Yale between 1969 and 1979.[3] He moved to the Yale alumni office following his coaching tenure, retiring in 1984.[4]
On August 27, 2022, MacKenzie participated in the Mets first
Death
MacKenzie died at his home in Guilford, Connecticut, on December 14, 2023, at the age of 89.[7]
References
- ^ A tale of two Yale pitchers Sporting Life Archived October 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Izenberg, Jerry (October 25, 2009). "Izenberg: There was no bigger New York baseball story than the 1969 Mets". nj.com. Newark, New Jersey: The Star-Ledger. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ a b c Amore, Dom. "Dom Amore: Pitcher Ken MacKenzie came out a winner with baseball's most loveable losers, the 1962 New York Mets". courant.com. The Hartford Courant. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Ken MacKenzie, original Mets reliever, dead at 89". nypost.com. NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ Puma, Mike. "Billy Wagner, Howard Johnson reminisce about Mets memories". nypost.com. NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "METS ANNOUNCE ROSTER FOR OLD TIMERS' DAY PRESENTED BY CITI". metsinsider.mlblogs.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "Ken MacKenzie, only pitcher with winning record on 1962 Mets, dies at 89". Associated Press. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet